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BUTTERFLEE, n. Sc. form of Eng. butterfly.em.Sc.(a) 1994 Kate Armstrong in James Robertson A Tongue in Yer Heid 84:
Here are hoverflees and leddylanders and butterflees. Leafmuild and seawrack, mushroom compost and green manure hae come and, sae far as the ee can tell, gane. Judy bows afore Nature's obvious contentment.Abd. 1998 Sheena Blackhall The Bonsai Grower 14:
I dinna want tae see the baby, efter like. They say it'll be fully formed. I feel it flutterin an movin aneth ma breist, like a butterflee.
